Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockbrained

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cock-brained
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Foolish; lacking in common sense and good judgement.

Archaic; Derogatory

Example Sentences

"His instances out of the common law are all so quite beside the matter which he would prove, as may be a warning to all clients how they venture their business with such a cockbrained solicitor."
"Woods is a douche, but he just rips off Winnie Gekko, who is the lamest character in the movie. Not to mention that the money Woods stole from Winnie Gekko wasn't even hers, it was dirty Gordon Gekko money, and if he hadn't stolen it, it was only going to end up down the toilet invested in "young Bud Fox"'s cock-brained idea."

Etymology

From cock + brained.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more cockbrained (comparative) most cockbrained (superlative) cock-brained (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cockbrain

Synonyms

scatterbrained rash giddy

Questions

What does cockbrained mean?: Foolish; lacking in common sense and good judgement.
Where does cockbrained come from?: From cock + brained.

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